CVE-2024-6694

WP Mail SMTP <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) SMTP Password Exposure

lowStoring Passwords in a Recoverable Format
2.7
CVSS Score
2.7
CVSS Score
low
Severity
4.1.0
Patched in
1d
Time to patch

Description

The WP Mail SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.1. This is due to plugin providing the SMTP password in the SMTP Password field when viewing the settings. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative-level access and above, to view the SMTP password for the supplied server. Although this would not be useful for attackers in most cases, if an administrator account becomes compromised this could be useful information to an attacker in a limited environment.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=4.0.1
PublishedJuly 19, 2024
Last updatedJuly 20, 2024
Affected pluginwp-mail-smtp

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